RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya says Nathuram Godse was no hero

Nov 15, 2015, 19:32 IST
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RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya on Sunday said Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse was no hero and criticised the Hindu Mahasabha, Hindu Sena and Maharana Pratap Battalion for commemorating the former's 66th death anniversary as 'Shaurya Diwas'. He said he was against honouring and giving respect to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin

Nagpur: RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya on Sunday said Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse was no hero and criticised the Hindu Mahasabha, Hindu Sena and Maharana Pratap Battalion for commemorating the former's 66th death anniversary as 'Shaurya Diwas'. He said he was against honouring and giving respect to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin.

"I don't know which organisation it is. But I am against honouring and giving respect to Nathuram Godse. He is a murderer. The fight of thoughts should be fought with thoughts only. It is not right to kill anyone as was done by Godse," Vaidya told ANI.

"Some people think that by doing so (killing Gandhi), they have encouraged Hindutva, but that is wrong. In fact, they have insulted Hindutva. I think it was an evil to kill Gandhi ji who was such a respected figure in India," he added.